Archive for the ‘computing’ category: Page 491
Oct 25, 2016
Scientists slam carbon out of diamonds to create the first quantum computing bridge
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: computing, quantum physics
What happens when you knock the carbon out of diamonds? You end up maintaining 100 percent quantum integrity; therefore, you can now transmit multitude of Qubits together over a long distance instead of 1 Qubit in one transmission and among multiple QC Devices.
New breakthrough paves the way for the first practical quantum computers
Quantum computers are a reality but unlike the first traditional computers, which were large enough to fill a room, most of today’s quantum computers are very small with one, five, or even 16 qubits at their core and getting to the point where we have a truly practical quantum computer is going to require component by component advances until, one day, we get to the point where all of the blocks “just work”.
Oct 25, 2016
‘Atomic sandwich’ computing material uses 100 times less energy
Posted by Sean Brazell in categories: computing, materials
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientists have developed a new “magnetoelectric multiferroic*” material that could lead to a new generation of computing devices with more computing power while consuming a fraction of the energy that today’s electronics require.
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Oct 25, 2016
Will AI replace judges and lawyers?
Posted by Elmar Arunov in categories: computing, information science, law, robotics/AI
An artificial intelligence method developed by University College London computer scientists and associates has predicted the judicial decisions of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) with 79% accuracy, according to a paper published today (Monday, Oct. 24) in PeerJ Computer Science.
The method is the first to predict the outcomes of a major international court by automatically analyzing case text using a machine-learning algorithm.*.
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Oct 25, 2016
‘Siri, catch market cheats’: Wall Street watchdogs turn to A.I
Posted by Carse Peel in categories: computing, finance, robotics/AI, surveillance
Wall Street watchdogs turn to AI: System can scan markets and even chat rooms for rogue traders…
Artificial intelligence programs have beaten chess masters and TV quiz show champions. Next up: stock market cheats.
Two exchange operators have announced plans to launch artificial intelligence tools for market surveillance in the coming months and officials at a Wall Street regulator tell Reuters they are not far behind.
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Oct 25, 2016
Expert says we are closer to ‘computing at the speed of thought’
Posted by Carse Peel in categories: computing, neuroscience
Get ready to dump the keyboard: Experts claim mind controlled computers are just a decade away…
An expert at West Virginia University suggests human thought will soon communicate directly with computers, which will move us toward an era of ‘computing at the speed of thought.’
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Oct 25, 2016
What comes after smartphones? Brain implants, maybe
Posted by Carse Peel in categories: computing, mobile phones, neuroscience
Oct 24, 2016
Meet the Fully Programmable Linux Computer That’s Smaller Than a Coin
Posted by Shane Hinshaw in categories: computing, media & arts, security
Microcomputers are great for learning about code and hardware. The VoCore2 Mini is the smallest ever, packing full Linux functionality and wireless connectivity into a coin-sized device. New Atlas Deals has it for just $42.99.
This impressive little computer is capable of running programs in C, Java, Ruby, JavaScript, and many other languages. This means you can code the VoCore2 to expand its functionality, turning it into a VPN gateway, airplay music station, and much more.
You can also augment the VoCore2 with hardware components for further tinkering fun. Add a USB webcam to turn it into a home security camera, attach a microphone to issue voice commands to Siri or Echo, and so on. Your projects are limited only by your imagination.
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Oct 23, 2016
‘Every aspect of our lives will be transformed’ — exploring the future of AI
Posted by Shane Hinshaw in categories: computing, law, robotics/AI
A new centre has opened to study the positive and negative implications of AI and ethical quandaries it poses.
“The rise of powerful AI will be either the best, or the worst thing, ever to happen to humanity,” Professor Stephen Hawking said in Cambridge, at the launch of the Centre for the Future of Intelligence (CFI).
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Oct 23, 2016
Artificial intelligence will change the ‘course of our species’: Top Goldman tech banker
Posted by Elmar Arunov in categories: computing, finance, information science, internet, robotics/AI
Artificial intelligence is a “momentous development,” said George Lee, co-chairman of the global technology, media and telecom group at Goldman Sachs.
“As awesome as the internet has been, it will be best remembered as really the predicate for machine learning,” said Lee, who’s also chief information officer of Goldman’s investment banking division. He appeared on CNBC’s “Squawk Alley” on Wednesday from Goldman’s Builders + Innovators Summit in Santa Barbara, California.
The internet enabled computing scale in a network and serves as a way to “collect data that’s used to train all these algorithms,” Lee said, predicting machine learning will “change our world … and even the course of our species in ways that are hard to predict today.”
